face-down

adverb

In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.

“the face-down cards in a game”

Opposite
face-up
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Meanings

adverbface-down (not comparable)

alternative facedown

  1. not comparableIn a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.

    She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.

    1 more example

    He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.

    Antonyms: face-up

adjectiveface-down (not comparable)

alternative facedown

  1. not comparableHaving the face, front or surface positioned downward.

    the face-down cards in a game

nounface-down (plural face-downs)

plural face-downs · alternative facedown

  1. A confrontation.

    What Herzog makes abundantly clear, as he progresses through accounts of the 40 years of bloodshed that have led to the recent facedowns between American and Israeli allies, is […]

    1983, The Marine Corps Gazette, page 90

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.

Opposite
face-up

Translations

Catalan de bocaterrosa
  • de bocaterrosasuch that the face or front is positioned downward
Estonian kummuli
  • kummulisuch that the face or front is positioned downward
Finnish alassuin, kuvapuoli alaspäin
  • alassuinsuch that the face or front is positioned downward
  • kuvapuoli alaspäinsuch that the face or front is positioned downward
French à plat ventre
  • à plat ventresuch that the face or front is positioned downward
German mit dem Gesicht nach unten
  • mit dem Gesicht nach untensuch that the face or front is positioned downward
Greek μπρούμυτα, πρηνηδόν
  • μπρούμυτα (broúmyta)such that the face or front is positioned downward
  • πρηνηδόν (prinidón)such that the face or front is positioned downward
Icelandic liggja á grúfu
  • liggja á grúfusuch that the face or front is positioned downward
Polish twarzą w dół
  • twarzą w dółsuch that the face or front is positioned downward
Spanish boca abajo, bocabajo
  • boca abajosuch that the face or front is positioned downward
  • bocabajosuch that the face or front is positioned downward
  • de buzossuch that the face or front is positioned downward
  • de bruzossuch that the face or front is positioned downward
  • de brucessuch that the face or front is positioned downward
  • de bucessuch that the face or front is positioned downward
Turkish yüzüstü
  • yüzüstüsuch that the face or front is positioned downward
Cite this entry
APA

face-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face-down

MLA

“face-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face-down. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face-down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face-down.

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